Pat Summitt, the legendary architect of the powerhouse of the Lady Volunteer women's basketball program at the University of Tennessee, had an impact that was felt far beyond the Knoxville campus where she made her name.
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Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel remembered for role as world’s conscience
Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and prolific author who died July 2 at age 87 in his New York home, has been remembered in tributes from around the world for standing up for human dignity and for...
Bishops say 6.5 million Malawians need food aid
In Malawi, where 40 percent of the population needs food aid, the country's bishops have called for international help to avert a crisis.
Organizers: World Youth Day in Poland ‘will involve long walks’
Young people attending World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, may have to walk up to nine miles to and from one of its key sites, event organizers said.
Catholic advocates look at next step in immigration battle
Catholic advocates say the recent Supreme Court ruling on immigration, while it caused great disappointment, also has spurred many of them to work harder to reform the country's immigration system and push for better...
Veterans say helping bury the dead with dignity ‘a way of giving back’
When 66-year-old Army veteran Jacky Eugene Gonzalez was laid to rest at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery June 22, a group of U.S. military veterans from the Jesus Martinez American Legion Post 93 in Mission performed...
Supreme Court’s Texas decision impacts states, galvanizes both sides
The Supreme Court's June 27 decision to strike down restrictions on Texas abortion clinics is having ripple effects on legislation across the country and it also has galvanized those on both sides of the abortion issue.
Movie Review: The Legend of Tarzan
Just beneath the surface of "The Legend of Tarzan" (Warner Bros.), a Gilbert and Sullivan opera is trying to claw its way out.
Bishop, advocates like deal that allows Puerto Rico to avoid debt default
Puerto Rico got the legislation it had sought for months when the U.S. Senate adopted a bill that would allow the island's political and financial leaders to restructure billions of dollars in debt and avoid defaulting on loan...
Sweet victory
As vocation director for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Father Scott Wallisch hardly goes a day without talking about his Redeemer.